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The NBA is reopening an investigation into a 2021 incident involving Los Angeles Lakers center Jaxson Hayes after TMZ posted a video Saturday of the altercation between him and his then-girlfriend. "As a result of the media report and video posted this morning, we are reopening our investigation," NBA spokesman Mike Bass told ESPN in a statement.
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New story: A 2021 domestic disturbance involving Jaxson Hayes is being revisited by the league after a TMZ released video. "As a result of the media report and video posted this morning, we are reopening our investigation,” a NBA spokesman told ESPN. espn.com/nba/story/_/id… - 12:42 AM
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Los Angeles Lakers player Jaxson Hayes went on a rampage prior to his 2021 arrest -- verbally abusing and putting his hands on his then-girlfriend Sofia Jamora during an intense altercation ... and it was all captured on surveillance video. TMZ Sports obtained footage and images from a source close to Jamora ... which are tied to her ongoing lawsuit against Hayes. -via TMZ.com / November 3, 2024
The July 2021 dispute -- which was sparked after Jamora blamed Hayes' dogs for injuring her much smaller dog -- shows the 7-footer appearing to pull the model from one room and into another around 1:35 AM ... as she pled with him to let her go. Jamora ran into another room off-camera... and Hayes followed her, saying, "The f***'s wrong with you?" before a banging noise is heard. Jamora then begged for Hayes to "get out." -via TMZ.com / November 3, 2024
The Los Angeles Police Department responded to the scene in Woodland Hills, California, after a domestic disturbance call, and Hayes was arrested. In June 2022, he was sentenced to three years of probation, 450 hours of community service and a year of weekly domestic violence classes. The NBA did not discipline Hayes following its initial investigation into the arrest. "There has already been an extensive investigation that we cooperated with the league on, and as that investigation reopens, we will continue to do so," a spokesperson for Hayes told ESPN on Saturday. Hayes also was ordered to pay restitution at the time, according to Los Angeles City Attorney's Office spokesman Rob Wilcox. -via ESPN / November 3, 2024
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